Brighter Mansfield

Registered charity 1142473 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LADYBROOK ENTERPRISES LTD

Operating in the District of Mansfield. Ladybrook Enterprises Ltd currently manages Ladybrook Community Centre and provides a range of activities for people in the area to improve their lives. For more information please visit our website.

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Latest income
£181k
Latest spending
£224k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a healthy bank balance, though the trustees acknowledge this will not cover the entirety of operating costs going forward. The charity is currently reliant on a two-year grant from Cadent which is due to end in March 2026, creating a risk of deficit if further funding is not secured. Reserves are currently below the stated policy target of three months' running costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.1m; policy: three months running costs)
“Due to the complexity of the financial challenges faced over the past few years we have not yct met this target but continue to work towards 3 months running costs in reserves over the coming ycars.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Brighter Mansfield (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£181k£224k
31/08/2024£176k£166k
31/08/2023£210k£176k
31/08/2022£237k£198k
31/08/2021£145k£208k

Common questions

Is Brighter Mansfield financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a healthy bank balance, though the trustees acknowledge this will not cover the entirety of operating costs going forward. The charity is currently reliant on a two-year grant from Cadent which is due to end in March 2026, creating a risk of deficit if further funding is not secured. Reserves are currently below the stated policy target of three months' running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2024£20kRemembering to be me.
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2021£196kUnlocking the Barriers to Improving Lives
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2020£63kLadybrook Enterprises: Outline application for response to COVID
The National Lottery Community Fund10/05/2019£10kDandelion Partnership Co-ordination
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2012£5kLadybrook Recruitment Support Project